Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Jack Holland Roasalie The Eyes of a Dreamer
Cal* Bostic That's All Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine We The People Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars I Want a Girl Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I
Ursa Major* In My Darkest Hour ST
Aarons And Ackley* Lay Me Down ST
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Skareggae
Matt Lucas* The Nuthouse Matt Gets Blue
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Theme For the Countless And I Love Her
Matt Lucas* The Last Song Matt Gets Blue
Ernie* Smith Who I Am To Behold Jah
Sidewinders Flat Foot Hustlin' Flatfoot Hustlin'
Cal* Bostic In Love Again (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Mike* Ferro Soldier In The Rain Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Show and Tell Love Serenade
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Joe* Glazer A Douglas for Me A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Aarons And Ackley* Could Have Had Anything You And I
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Time After Time And I Love Her
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie) ST
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along We the People
Matt Lucas* The Old Man The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold To Bleed Black and Gold
Zambonis* The Greatest Season To Bleed Black and Gold
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Hard Days Night And I Love Her
The Revelaires* Cab Driver Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Your Seduced Me Ти Ж Мене Підманула Ukrainian Pops
Oscar* McLollie Girl of Mine ST
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
Priscilla* Rollins Softer Moments Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Can't Eat Shirley Lewis Show Band
Matt Lucas* Herpes Blues Matt Gets Blue
Tommy Makem Vancouver Vancouver b/w Better Times
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Till You're Loving Me Again I'm a Song
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
Oscar* McLollie Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie) ST
Aarons And Ackley* Sailor Song ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Halya Несе Галя Воду Ukrainian Pops
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Oscar* McLollie She's a Child Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Jack Holland There's More to Come The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* I Loved a Widow Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Hutsal Ksenia Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine We Got Each Other Ellen McIlwaine
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
Jonathan Edwards Never Together Sailboat
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) (There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World Love Serenade
Nelson* Riddle Valley of the Swans British Columbia Suite
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands Amist the Black Eyes
Aarons And Ackley* There Is A Lady ST
The Revelaires* You're So Wrong You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring
Jack Holland You Don't Have to Love Me The Eyes of a Dreamer
Zambonis* Let's Go Whalers To Bleed Black and Gold
Joe* Glazer Solidarity Forever A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Albert Jones* Thank Goodness The Facts of Life
Nelson* Riddle Garibaldi Mountain British Columbia Suite
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Moanin Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Mossy Dream Fear Itself
Zambonis* Mind Like a Playgroup To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune We the People
Ellen McIlwaine For Suki Fear Itself
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Theme from Canada Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Honky Tonk Angel
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Cossack Beyond the Danube Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ernie* Smith Time To Behold Jah
Exponians Yellow Bird Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ernie* Smith Take Your Time To Behold Jah
Yukon* Genius Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Loni Gamble In love for the First Time ST
Dils* Sound of the Rain (Le sond de la pluit) Made In Canada
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
Dave Gordon & Kay* I Love That Hockey Team I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow
Sidewinders Time For Loving Flatfoot Hustlin'
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Kolomayka Ukrainian Pops
Jonathan Edwards Carolina Caroline Sailboat
Matt Lucas* Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Munition Maker War War War
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine You May be All I Need Ellen McIlwaine
Country Mcdonald Joe* Forward War War War
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song ST
Mike* Ferro Bridges Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Joe* Glazer New Democratic Party Train A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
Priscilla* Rollins There Goes My Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love) We the People
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Three Quarter Promenade Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

Kyiv, 🇺🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

The Revelaires (3)

The Revelaires (2)

The Revelaires

The Revelaires You're So Wrong (1)

The Revelaires Great Pre (1)

Matt Gets Blue

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

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